Comments on: A Quick Thought on the Economics of Renewable Energy http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/20/a-quick-thought-on-the-economics-of-renewable-energy/ Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The Digital Switchover and Why It’s About People | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/20/a-quick-thought-on-the-economics-of-renewable-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-959 The Digital Switchover and Why It’s About People | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:44:15 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=768#comment-959 [...] isn’t exclusive to television. This has happened for the past 30 years in conservation and renewable energy.  Regardless of how many times climate change experts point out we’re killing the planet, [...] [...] isn’t exclusive to television. This has happened for the past 30 years in conservation and renewable energy.  Regardless of how many times climate change experts point out we’re killing the planet, [...]

]]> By: Back in March | Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/20/a-quick-thought-on-the-economics-of-renewable-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Back in March | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:30:46 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=768#comment-766 [...] reading, as always, and I look forward to continuing the conversation about analog electronics and renewable energy when I get [...] [...] reading, as always, and I look forward to continuing the conversation about analog electronics and renewable energy when I get [...]

]]> By: Damon Hart-Davis http://chrisgammell.com/2008/12/20/a-quick-thought-on-the-economics-of-renewable-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Damon Hart-Davis Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:20:18 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=768#comment-599 No, not energy costs, just primary energy O2 footprint which we've cut by maybe a factor of 3 over the last year or two in spite of adding to our family. But for those unwilling to be motivated any other way, a pricing signal to represent the external costs is a nudge in the right direction. The politicians will have to decide whether to make that a nudge to all of us or a penal slap in the face to those who are idle and profligate or some combination for example. That's what they're for I think... B^> Rgds Damon No, not energy costs, just primary energy O2 footprint which we’ve cut by maybe a factor of 3 over the last year or two in spite of adding to our family.

But for those unwilling to be motivated any other way, a pricing signal to represent the external costs is a nudge in the right direction. The politicians will have to decide whether to make that a nudge to all of us or a penal slap in the face to those who are idle and profligate or some combination for example. That’s what they’re for I think… B^>

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Damon

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